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14/11/24
Author: 
Deep Jigneshkumar Parekh
The Chemetall Foote Lithium Operation in Clayton Valley, a dry lake bed in Esmeralda County, Nevada, just east of Silver Peak, a tiny town that has been host to various kinds of mining for about 150 years. Photo by: Doc Searls / Flickr CC

Nov. 14, 2024

Where once we dug deep for fossil fuels, today, we dig even deeper for critical minerals. They may be different resources, but their extraction will leave a similar scar on the land, particularly for Indigenous communities who are once again at the forefront of resource extraction’s environmental and cultural toll.

Recent news highlights growing resistance from Indigenous communities worldwide as the global push for energy transition minerals clashes with local rights and ecosystems.

14/11/24
Author: 
Sandra Laville
 View of a beach covered by plastic garbage on the island of Santa Luzia, Cape Verde. Photo by CaptainDarwin/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nov. 14, 2024

This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

13/11/24
Author: 
Raphael Fischler
The rear of 114-120 Elizabeth St., a dilapidated building used as housing in Toronto. Photo by Arthur Goss via Flickr, Creative Commons licensed.

Nov. 11, 2024

In North America, we chose right-wing solutions that haven’t worked. What we need to do instead.

Housing is an important political issue. Politicians and experts now talk about it as a major crisis that could threaten our economic and social well-being. But this is nothing new. Another housing crisis raged at the beginning of the 20th century.

13/11/24
Author: 
Emily Beament
The World Meteorological Organisation said the global average temperature for January to September 2024 was 1.54C above pre-industrial levels (Owen Humphreys/PA) (PA Archive)

Nov. 11, 2024

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold

This year is on track to beat 2023’s record heat, the World Meteorological Organisation said.

This year is on track to be the hottest on record, the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation said as it issued a “red alert” over climate change.

11/11/24
Author: 
Michael Harris
Cartoon by Greg Perry.

Nov. 6, 2024

Donald Trump’s victory provides a vivid snapshot of what really mattered to most US voters.

10/11/24
Author: 
Just Peace Advocates

Nov. 10, 2024

JNF loses court appeal

Canada’s most iconic Zionist charity has days to disband

The Jewish National Fund of Canada had its bid to overturn the Canada Revenue Agency’s revocation of its charitable status dismissed by the Federal Court of Canada. The decision bolsters the CRA’s authority to revoke other Israel focused charities violating Canada’s Income Tax Act.

10/11/24
Author: 
Billy Haisley

Nov. 8, 2024

Stripped of context, visiting soccer fans getting drunk and causing havoc ahead of a big continental match in Europe would be so routine as to be almost unworthy of mention. But the hooligans in this instance were supporters of the Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv, and the residents of Amsterdam weren't keen to their disruptive behavior, which meant that outlets like the New York Times and politicians like Joe Biden trained their focus on what happened and characterized it with their warped clarity.

10/11/24
Author: 
Left Streamed
Citing Genocide Convention, Seven Lawyers Launch Historic Lawsuit Against Canada

One of the lawyers in this case is Dimitri Lascaris, a securities lawyer who ran for leadership of the Canadian Green Party in 2020.

Nov. 6, 2024

In Ottawa, the Coalition for Canadian Accountability in Gaza discusses a recent court filing against Justice Minister Arif Virani. This action, led by the Legal Centre for Palestine and others, seeks to hold the Canadian government account for allegedly failing to uphold its international legal obligations as they relate to the ongoing violence in Gaza.

28/10/24
Author: 
Natasha Bulowski
Photo by Rab Lawrence/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Oct. 28, 2024

Canada committed to ending thermal coal exports by 2030, but a massive mine expansion proposed in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains will keep exports trending in the wrong direction.

“Exports of Canadian mined thermal coal have more than tripled and overall thermal coal exports through Canada have almost doubled since 2015,” reads a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Oct. 22. It was signed by 36 organizations, including Environmental Defence, Ecojustice and Greenpeace Canada.

28/10/24
Author: 
Norman Solomon
Image Credit: Gallup

Oct. 25, 2024

While we don't know who the next president will be, some outcomes of the election can be foreseen.

While the name of the next president is unknown, some outcomes of the election can be foreseen. For instance:

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